Training Manual Piper P28A | Issue date 01-11-2024 V5.0

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5

Abbreviation

Description

KIAS @MTOW

POH Warrior

POH Archer

VSH

Rotation speed

VR

Soft field take-off (as soon as practical)

Short field take-off

50

55

Normal take-off

55

60

Climb speed

VX

Best angle of climb

63

64

VY

Best rate of climb

79

76

VCLIMB CLEAN

Climb speed

87

87

85

Stall speed

VS0

Stall speed in landing configuration

44

45

VS1

Stall speed in clean configuration

50

50

Glide speed

VGLIDE

Best glide speed

73

76

Flaps extended speed

VFE

Max flap extended speed

103

102

Design manoeuvering speed

VA

Manoeuvering speed

111

113

VNO

Maximum structural cruising speed

126

125

VNE

Never exceed speed

160

154

Circuit

VDOWNWIND

Downwind speed

85

VBASE

Base leg speed

75

Final approach speed

VREF

Soft field landing

65

Short field landing

63

66

Normal landing

63

66

65

Flapless landing

70

Miscellaneous

Gustfactor: add half the gust to final approach speed

Max demonstrated crosswind

17

17

VNE

VNO

VFE

VS1

VS0

Airspeeds

Warrior II

Archer III

VNE

VNO

VFE

VS1

VS0